Bifurcated drains and fluffy pressure dressings are used following mastectomy primarily to:
a. make the change in chest contour less obvious
b. prevent formation of hematoma and seroma
c. provide comfort for the patient when she moves
d. keep adhesions from forming between the skin and muscle
b
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
A patient has been stabbed in the chest with a 6-inch-long ice pick. When you assess the wound you find it to be very small and insignificant in appearance, with minimal bleeding. Which of the following assumptions can you correctly make about this injury?
a. The wound is most likely superficial. b. Damage to the underlying structures is likely. c. Not enough information is available to make any assumptions. d. Because the entrance wound is small, severe bleeding is highly unlikely.